"Motive" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 dòng jī motor / locomotive / motive / motivation / intention
 yòng xīn motive / intention / to be diligent or attentive / careful
 chū fā diǎn starting point / (fig.) basis / motive
 qǐ jiàn motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose
 xīn lù scheme / artifice / tolerance / intention / motive / train of thought / brains / wit / ideas
 xīn qì intention / motive / state of mind / ambition / aspiration / heart 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)
 dòng lì motive power / force / (fig.) motivation / impetus
 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent
 bié yǒu yòng xīn to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided
 xīn jì true motive / true feelings
 qiān yǐn lì motive force / traction
殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom) / fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth) / having a hidden agenda
 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
 guǐ tāi sinister design / ulterior motive
 tuō dòng lì motive force / traction
 fā dòng lì motive power
  improper motive
 jū xīn hé zài What's (he) up to? / What's the motive behind all this?
 zhū xīn to criticize sb for what one believes to be their ulterior motive
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